9 arrested in Cochise County in online child sex investigation

A law-enforcement operation in Cochise County resulted in nine people arrested on suspicion of using the internet to lure a minor for sexual exploitation.

The operation was conducted during the last several weeks in the Sierra Vista area by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which includes personnel of various law-enforcement agencies, according to a Sierra Vista police news release Tuesday.

The nine people arrested face possible charges at the federal and state level for various crimes related to luring minors for sexual activity or having minors take sexually explicit photos, according to the news release.